I looked in my Swain County Cemetery book and found the following:
Clyde M. Pilkington 12 SEP 1899 26 MAY 1979 Swain Memorial Park Cemetery
Mary G. Pilkington 14 APR 1906 no date Swain Memorial Park Cemetery
John C. Pilkington 09 JUN 1927 05 MAR 1997 Swain Memorial Park Cemetery
N. A. Pilkington 20 JAN 1885 14 SEP 1972 Watkins Cemetery
Laura Pilkington 7 MAR 1890 17 DEC 1964 Watkins Cemetery
Susie M. Pilkington 18 MAR 1890 13 FEB 1965 Lauada Cemetery
Coy W. Pilkington 1925 1981 Lauada Cemetery Army, WWII
Nina W. Pilkington 20 JUL 1925 14 NOV 1992 Lauada Cemetery
Jane Pilkington No Dates Lauada Cemetery
Beckey Pilkington No Dates Lauada Cemetery
Sgt. Fowler Pilkington 27 SEP 1920 No Dates Lauada Cemetery
Helen H. Pilkington 16 AUG 1923 21 JUN 1994 Lauada Cemetery
Troy E. Pilkington 13 May 1920 06 AUG 1980 Lauada Cemetery Army, WWII
Maude W. Pilkington 03 MAR 1926 No Dates Lauada Cemetery
William H. Pilkington 27 JAN 1894 25 DEC 1964 Lauada Cemetery Pvt. Army, WWI
Lizzie Pilkington 24 APR 1899 24 JAN 1989 Lauada Cemetery
Paul Pilkington 11 JAN 1928 13 JUN 1983 Lauada Cemetery
Johnnie Pilkington 21 JUL 1950 10 AUG 1955 Lauada Cemetery son of M/M Thomas Pilkington
Bruce I. Pilkington 1905 1982 Lauada Cemetery
Clifford R. Pilkington 08 SEP 103 20 MAR 1965 Lauada Cemetery
Maudie R. Pilkington 10 MAR 1905 13 APR 1953 Lauada Cemetery
Hassie Hyde Pilkington 17 SEP 1893 23 NOV 1918 Lauada Cemetery w/o Rev. C. J. Pilkington
I also looked in my Swain County Marriage Books (1871 - 1905 and 1906 - 1916), but found no records for the name Pilkington. However, I found some for Pilkerton and Pilkinton. You may want to pursue those names also.
Dave Young